Romeo and Juliet Journal Project

ROMEO AND
JULIET, JOURNAL PROJECT

Point Value: 400

Measurement Topics assessed: Written Ideas and Content, Conventions, Literary Analysis, and Written Organization

While
reading Romeo and Juliet, have you ever thought to yourself, “What on
EARTH are these people thinking?!” Now
it is up to you to get inside the minds of the characters in Romeo and
Juliet! For this project, you will adopt
the voice of a character in the play in order to create a journal or
diary. For example, you can choose: Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Benvolio, Paris, the Nurse, Lord
Capulet, etc. Be sure to pick an
important character!

After
you have chosen a character, you will begin keeping a journal as that
character. You can find journal topics
and other guidelines for the journal below.

vYour
diary will include the assignment name and your name (Juliet’s Diary by Enya
Solomon); use color and some sort of illustration.

vYour
diary will be divided into five acts (just like Romeo and Juliet is
divided into five acts).

vEach
act will contain two separate entries.
Therefore, you will have a total of 10 entries for the entire project.

vEach
entry must be AT LEAST five
sentences.

vEntries
should be separated by act number; for example, do not mix Act I entries with
Act IV.

vHint!: If you choose a character who bites the dust,
don’t fret! William Shakespeare uses
ghosts in many of his plays; you can write as a ghost in your journal.

vRemember,
diaries contain private thoughts and feelings.
Your journal entry should not be mere summaries of the scene. Be creative.
Add some feeling to your work!

Journal
Topics

Here
are some suggested journal topics. I
have chosen the most important events in the play for you to write about. You may use all of these journal topics if
you would like.

1.The street fight
between the Montagues and the Capulets (Act I)

2.The Capulet party held
in honor of Paris and Juliet (Act I)

3.Romeo and Juliet’s
wedding plans (Act II)

4.Benvolio and Mercutio
discussing Romeo’s disappearance after the Capulet party (Act II)

5.Tybalt’s challenge to
Romeo (Act II)

6.The deaths of Tybalt
and Mercutio (Act III)

7.Romeo’s banishment (Act
III)

8.The plans for Juliet
and Paris’
wedding (Act IV)

9.Juliet’s “death” (Act
IV)

10.The deaths of Romeo and
Juliet (Act V)

11.The ending of the feud
(Act V)

Grading
and Due Date

This
project will be due on Friday, March 14, 2014 at the beginning of the class
period. The journal project will count
for one test grade; therefore, it is imperative for students to complete this
assignment. Most of this project will
need to be completed at home.